Best Lunar Eclipse since 1993.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Hi,

What an awesome eclipse!!!:eyepop:

Certainly the best I've seen since 1993 when it was high in the sky in Scorpius and happen to coincide with Mt Pinatubo blowing it's top making for a very red moon.

The duration of this one was long, plenty of time for pics and looking through various scopes.

Cheers,

Justin.

[cometcatcher]

Nice pics Justin. It certainly was a long one. Fairly dark too although I remember the one in the 90's being darker.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Kevin!:thumbsup:

Yep sure was darker, almost disappeared.

Cheers,

Justin.

[OICURMT]

:cool2:

[multiweb]

Very nice. I like how you've HDR the first shot. :thumbsup:

[Paul Haese]

Nice image Justin. I thought the one there was only one in 93 that was a total. I remember that being really a very deep red. This one was very dark and most likely the darkest one I have ever seen. It seemed that way anyway.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Marc!:thumbsup:



Thanks Paul!:thumbsup:

Your right, just checked in Guide 8.
June 4 1993.

Here's a pic from it.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/attachment_browse.php?a=105246

Cheers,

Justin.

[rustigsmed]

missed this one, very nice Justin, I also really like the HDR.

cheers

rusty

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Rusty!:thumbsup:

Cheers,

Justin.

[fringe_dweller]

certainly best TLE in a looong time! great shots Justin, the july 2000 TLE was best I have seen from here, billed as best in 50 years and best for another 1000 years, over head in 10/10 winters sky :thumbsup: adjacent galactic centre and a totality duration of nearly 2 hours, i was impressed VERY DEEP... we were able to take guided widefields see below (9 min film) there was a nice one in late naughties that pretty decnt, the moon was crazy north possie in cycle, so was low to horizon for all of it

[fringe_dweller]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2000_lunar_eclipse

'A total lunar eclipse took place on July 16, 2000, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2000.

The moon passed through the very center of the Earth's shadow. Totality lasted for 107 minutes, the longest duration since July 26, 1953 and August 13, 1859, and next longer won't be until the year 3000.'

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Kearn!:thumbsup:

Nice to have some historic pics.
Thanks for the extra info too.

Cheers,

Justin.